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Unorthodox Concepts

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In prior chapters we were concerned with conventional digital computers. We have seen their building blocks and their concepts, and a number of variations in their implementation. Many development efforts aim at an improvement in their characteristics, such as reliability, cost, speed, size, and convenience of operation. Mostly they do not attempt to change the basic structure of the stored program computer. On the other hand, the layout of present day digital computers is not ideal, or at least not ideal for all applications. The structure of digital computers is perhaps still more determined by history than by a superior knowledge of conceivable structures. It would be presumptious to predict the structure of future co mputer systems. However, we can show a number of ideas concerned with unorthodox concepts. Whether or not these will find a wide practical application remains to be seen. In any event, a discussion of novel ideas should give us a more thorough understanding of present layouts and enable us to re-consider presently accepted concepts.

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  1. Engineering Development Division, Computation Directorate, Air Force Missile Development Center, Mexico

    Hans W. Gschwind (Chief, Adjunct Professor of Electrical Engineering)

  2. University of New Mexico, Mexico

    Hans W. Gschwind (Chief, Adjunct Professor of Electrical Engineering)

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Gschwind, H.W. (1967). Unorthodox Concepts. In: Design of Digital Computers. Springer, Vienna. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-7091-3369-9_9

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